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Mayor announces $3 million federal grant for food pantry; city updates on utilities, construction and public-safety programs
Summary
Mayor Jeffrey D. Schuelke announced the city will receive a $3 million federal grant for a new food pantry and clothes closet facility after staff corrected a banking-number error that had delayed reimbursement.
Mayor Jeffrey D. Schuelke told the council on May 5 that a $3 million federal grant for a new food pantry and clothes closet facility is on track after a banking-number issue was corrected.
Nut graf: The mayor said the grant, secured through a congressional allocation, will fund a facility on First Street that will house a food pantry, clothing closet and related services. He credited Assistant Administrator Max Weiss with identifying and resolving an administrative banking error that had delayed reimbursement, and said the city now expects to receive the funds.
Grant and facility: The mayor said the grant originally routed to the wrong banking number and was returned; staff corrected the information and the city will now apply for reimbursement. The funding was described as coming through the office of U.S. Representative [Underwood referenced in remarks], and the project will provide space to operate a food pantry and clothes closet for residents in need.
Administrative updates: City Administrator Laura Newman reported the city has finalized an electric utility survey to be distributed to every home and business to gather input on energy usage and future energy policy. Newman also noted ongoing public-works projects including water-line replacements on Bernadette Lane and road reconstruction near Ashton Ridge (McKee Street and Van Norwick), and the construction of the ramp at the Peace Bridge.
Public-safety and finance: Newman and the mayor highlighted public-safety outreach (elder fraud presentations, DEA prescription drug take-back collection of 78 pounds) and noted that Moody—s assigned a AA1 rating to an upcoming general-obligation bond for the wastewater treatment plant. The mayor also reviewed emergency-service workload (the fire department's record 5,383 calls) and stressed continued public-safety visibility.
Ending: City officials said they will proceed with project and grant implementation steps; specific timelines and reimbursement requests were not detailed in the council record and will be advanced by staff.
